| Jay Gogue | |||||||||||||
| Office: | Chancellor of New Mexico State University | ||||||||||||
| Status: | Acting | ||||||||||||
| Term Start: | April 7, 2023 | ||||||||||||
| Predecessor: | Dan Arvizu | ||||||||||||
| Order1: | 20th | ||||||||||||
| Title1: | President of Auburn University | ||||||||||||
| Term Start1: | 2019 | ||||||||||||
| Term End1: | 2022 | ||||||||||||
| Predecessor1: | Steven Leath | ||||||||||||
| Successor1: | Christopher B. Roberts | ||||||||||||
| Term Start2: | 2007 | ||||||||||||
| Term End2: | 2017 | ||||||||||||
| Predecessor2: | Edward R. Richardson | ||||||||||||
| Successor2: | Steven Leath | ||||||||||||
| Order3: | 7th | ||||||||||||
| Office3: | Chancellor of the University of Houston System | ||||||||||||
| Term Start3: | 2003 | ||||||||||||
| Term End3: | 2007 | ||||||||||||
| Predecessor3: | Arthur K. Smith | ||||||||||||
| Successor3: | Renu Khator | ||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Waycross, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Spouse: | Susie Gogue | ||||||||||||
| Education: | Auburn University (BS, MS) Michigan State University (PhD) | ||||||||||||
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George Jay Gogue (; born 1947) is an American educator and 20th President of Auburn University, a position he held from 2007 until his retirement in July 2017 and again in 2019.[1]
Jay Gogue was born in Waycross, Georgia, U.S.[1] [2] [3] He graduated from Auburn University with a bachelor's degree in 1969, and a Master's degree in 1971.[1] [2] [3] In 1973, he received a PhD in horticulture from Michigan State University.[1] [2] [3]
From 1973 to 1976, he worked for the National Park Service.[1] He also worked as a U.S. army reserve officer.[3] In 1986, he was appointed as associate director of the Office of University Research at Clemson University in South Carolina.[1] [2] He also was vice-president for research and vice-president and vice-provost for agriculture and natural resources at Clemson from 1988 to 1995.[1] [2] [3] From 1995 to 2000, he was Provost of Utah State University.[1] [2] [3] He was President of New Mexico State University from 2000 to 2003.[1] [2] [3] He also had a dual role as chancellor of the University of Houston System and president of the University of Houston from 2003 to 2007.[1] From 2007 to July 2017, he was president of Auburn University.[1]
Gogue's annual salary in 2013 was $2.5 million, making him the second-highest paid president of a public college in America.[4]
In October 2012 Gogue was elected to the Alabama Academy of Honor by its members.[5]